Regulations and Government
UK Defers Action on Foreign-registered Aircraft
Britain’s Department for Transport (DfT) has decided not to act unilaterally to impose new restrictions on UK-based aircraft that are registered overseas.

Britain’s Department for Transport (DfT) has decided not to act unilaterally to impose new restrictions on UK-based aircraft that are registered overseas. Aviation minister Gillian Merron told the GA conference in London that the government will wait for a Europe-wide policy on foreign registration.

In October 2005, the DfT completed a consultation on possible changes to the rules governing foreign-registered aircraft in the UK. After 14 months of consideration it has effectively shelved plans to exercise greater control of these aircraft, with many industry observers predicting it will take a long time to reach European consensus on the issue. French officials have also looked at how they might restrict foreign-registered aircraft based in their country but appear to have concluded that changes would be impractical or unacceptable.

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